For cancer patients, adding exercise into their lives at a time when they are dealing with a cancer diagnosis and the whirlwind of surgery, treatments and management that follows might seem one step too far. The evidence, however, is mounting in favour of exercise as a critical component of cancer therapy.

HIP PAIN Exercise can improve quality of life for people with the common hip condition femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, according to a newly published study.

A recipient of a 2024 Seeding Grant has recently published her research into how swimming can reduce disability from chronic low back pain.

The APA runs a significant number of professional development courses throughout the year, both face to face and online. Here are some highlights among the upcoming courses.

Scientific editor Mark Elkins provides a summary of the research found in the October issue of the Journal.

At the Queensland Branch Awards on 14 November, keynote speaker Jess Reid from RoboFit will discuss how electromyography-triggered robotics is changing outcomes for her patients. Chloe Pignéguy reports.

A recent recipient of a 2025 Seeding Grant is exploring the perspectives and preferences of early-career physiotherapists, employers and supervisors on support and mentoring in the foundational years of professional practice.

Recent APA discussions have highlighted the important role of behaviour change, empathy and personalised communication in exercise prescription. Pete Haynes builds on that foundation by focusing on the next practical step: how physiotherapists can help patients turn advice into action.

The recent launch of the updated Stroke Clinical Care Standard, coupled with the Stroke Foundation’s Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management, provides Australian physiotherapists with a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for best practice care. Here, the two sets of recommendations are examined to understand how they work together and what physiotherapists should know about them.